Sandra Higham, ARNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Tallahassee, FL
Sandra Higham, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Tallahassee, Florida, and NPI 1093174807, issued on Feb 22, 2016. Check the license (Florida 9186257, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sandra Higham
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 9186257 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1609 Medical Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32308
- Phone
- (850) 431-5440
- Enumerated
- Feb 22, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2026
- Fax
- (850) 431-6322
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160504001646); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sandra Higham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license 9186257Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
367 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis28 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium23 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl18 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate16 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $33.97
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare IncTallahassee, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sandra Higham among 22,340 family nurse practitioner records in Florida
Sandra Higham, ARNP is one of 22,340 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Florida. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 24% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2020 among the 10,790 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
287 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Tallahassee
They are 287 of the 6,767 NPPES records with a practice address in Tallahassee, and 22,340 family nurse practitioner records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Sandra Higham, ARNP's NPI number?
Sandra Higham, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093174807, issued on Feb 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sandra Higham, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1609 Medical Dr, Tallahassee, FL, 32308. Phone: (850) 431-5440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sandra Higham, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number 9186257, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sandra Higham, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sandra Higham, ARNP had 367 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sandra Higham, ARNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.